General Medical Terms

PR

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1 Definition of PR

Meaning of PR: A protein found inside the cells of the female reproductive tissue, some other types of tissue, and some cancer cells.

A protein found inside the cells of the female reproductive tissue, some other types of tissue, and some cancer cells. The hormone progesterone will bind to the receptors inside the cells and may cause the cells to grow. Also called progesterone receptor.

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